Abstract:

Mining industry with an intensive capital needs large quantity of money during its development. In western China, mining industry is vital for economy. It plays a critical role to have a good mining investment environment and to attract more investment to meet mining industry development. This paper, based on the theory of economics and investment, applies the PCA to establish an evaluation system of mining industry investment environment, and studies the cases of 10 provinces, aiming to provide reference to meliorating mining investment environment.

Key words:

mining investment environment; PCA; western China

摘要：

作为一个资金密集型产业，矿业在其发展过程中需要大量的资金投入。矿业是西部省份的重要产业，西部省份如何建设良好的矿业投资环境，吸引更多优质投资，满足矿业发展的资金需求，对于西部矿业的开发和西部经济的崛起有着至关重要的作用。本文以区域经济学、投资学为理论基础，根据西部矿业发展特点，运用主成分分析法，构建西部省份矿业投资环境评价体系，并选取10个省份进行实证评价分析，为当地改善矿业投资环境提供参考。

关键词: 矿业投资环境；主成分分析法；西部省份